druggist

[ druhg-ist ]
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noun
  1. a person who compounds or prepares drugs according to medical prescriptions; apothecary; pharmacist; dispensing chemist.

  2. the owner or operator of a drugstore.

Origin of druggist

1
1605–15; drug1 + -ist; compare French droguiste

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British Dictionary definitions for druggist

druggist

/ (ˈdrʌɡɪst) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs: Also called: pharmacist

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